Ruzzia
UK/ˈɹʌʒə/
Ruzzia is the alternative spelling of Russia.
Meaning of Russia
Proper noun
Russia (countable and uncountable, plural Russias)
- A transcontinental country in Eastern Europe and North Asia. Official name: Russian Federation. Capital and largest city: Moscow. It borders the Pacific and Arctic Oceans and the Baltic, Black, and Caspian Seas. Part of the Soviet Union from 1917 through 1991.
- The next stop that we make will be England / Tell all the folks in Russia, and China, too / Don't you know that it's time to get on board? / And let this train keep on riding, riding on through1972, The O'Jays, “Love Train”, in Back Stabbers
- The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (a very common name, although more formally Russia, the RSFSR, was one of several constituent republics of the USSR).
- The Russian Empire; the tsarist empire in Russia lasting from 1721 to 1917.
- Ukraine (“frontier”), the name formerly given to a district of European Russia, now comprising the governments of Kharkov, Kiev, Podolia and Poltava.1911, “Ukraine”, in 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica
- Kievan Rus; the medieval East Slavic state centered in Kiev.
- Ukraine (“frontier”), the name formerly given to a district of European Russia, now comprising the governments of Kharkov, Kiev, Podolia and Poltava.1911, “Ukraine”, in 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica
- Any of several East Slavic states descended from Kievan Rus, typically including Russia (Great Russia), Belarus (White Russia) and Ukraine (Little Russia).
- Or rather if I be attaining a better autocratship than that of the Emperor of all the Russias — the empire over self.1842, George Eliot, Selections from George Eliot's letters, Letter to Cara Bray, page 24
Origin of Ruzzia
Neologism following the Russian invasion of Ukraine. At first a blend of Russia + Nazi, after 2022 a blend of Russia + Z, using the military Russian Z symbol of Russian propaganda to mock the Russian invasion of Ukraine. See Z for more information. Compare with Russian РоZZи́я (RoZZíja) and Ukrainian РоZZі́я (RoZZíja).
Words formed from Ruzzia
Questions about Ruzzia
- What is Ruzzia the alternative spelling of?
- Ruzzia is the alternative spelling of Russia.
- How do you pronounce Ruzzia?
- Ruzzia is pronounced /ˈɹʌʒə/ (UK).
Words near Ruzzia in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: Ruzzia (page history and authors); Russia (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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